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VOL 62 NO,>H ■ \\
ST. PAUL MINNESOTA
13 FEBRUARY 1987
■-■■
Twin Cities might get new Christian music radio station
by Al Velasco
The Twin Cities airwaves will
be filled with the sounds of
Contemporary Christian Music,
that is if Dan Carlson has his
way. Carlson is president and
chief fund-raiser for Skyward
Communications, a company
established to bring big time
Christian radio to Minnesota.
Carlson and Skvward are cur
rently attempting to raise
$1,000,000 by the end of 1987 in
hopes of either buying or leasing an A.M.- station capable of
broadcasting to the entire Twin
Cities area. "The dollar amount
needed sounds incredible, but
when you look at the number of
Christians in the area, all it
would take would be for one percent of the Christian popula
tion to give $20 a month for a
year to reach our goal," stated
Carlson. "We currently have
130 such subscribers and need
roughly 5,000.
Besides subscriptions, Skyward also holds regular fund
raising concerts and events. A
number of banquets are being
scheduled as well as ministry
team presentations designed to
inform the public about their
goals. "Our main goal is to pro-
"It would take 1 percent of
the Christian population
to give $20 a month for a
year to reach our goal."
—Dan Carlson
Skyward Communications
vide an alternative to what is
offered to todays' young people.
We need to reach those in the
15-30 yr. old bracket," explains
Carlson. "At this point there is
no alternative for this age bracket, that is what we will provide."
Carlson and those involved
Skyward, see p. 2
view of Bethel's parking situation as seen by pilots Jay Substad and George Wessman.
photo by George Wessman
TESOL major dropped
despite teaching need
by Judy Krenelka
Although most of the Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (TESOL) program is
now dropped from Bethel's curriculum, Bethel will continue to
offer a TESOL course.
The class, "Methods in
TESOL", is taught by Lois Malcolm, instructor in Linguistics
and General Education. It is the
Minnesota Teaching License
certification for TESOL that has
been dropped.
A student can still receive a
good backround in TESOL, however, from faculty experts at
Bethel. In addition to Malcolm,
other faculty language experts
include Professor Don Larson,
who is a major world expert in
missionary language schools
and learning methods for
TESOL.
Professor William Smalley
brings 23 years of experience as
a translation-consultant for the
Bible in Southeast Asia and is
currently doing research on the
Hmong. -~
The TESOL program began at
Bethel about four years ago
when there was a strong interest in helping people from Laos
and Thailand adapt to the Twin
Cities area. The media at that
time called attention to refugees and sparked interest in
Bethel students to teach
English to these refugees.
"The TESOL Program
began four years ago when
there was a strong interest
in helping people from
Laos and Thailand adapt
to the Twin Cities."
Capitalizing on the student
interest in TESOL and considering its importance to missions,
the major was offered. Today,
TESOL educated people are still
in demand, but with the media
focusing on other interests, students aren't as aware of the
huge influx of refugees coming
to the U.S., and the needs that
they have. As a result of this,
enrollment in the TESOL program has suffered and it has subsequently been cut back.
Noontime overpopulation in Market Square causes need for change
by Brad Best
Student Senate met on Wednesday, February 11, to discuss
at some length the current complications with meal plans and
parking. The induction of a new
senator, Randy Minobe was
also discussed intermittently.
President Rod Schlauger introduced Minobe and suggested that he be brought in as a
new senator since several positions were open. It was then
discussed which position or
positions he is qualified for:
commuter, transfer or sophomore senator. Schlauger recommended that new senators be
accepted first and the positions
would be sorted out later. Advi
sor Don Mortenson suggested
that this may cause potential
problems in the future.
After several others made suggestions and asked questions,
Treasurer Cedric Long said,
"This is all out of order." He
stated that only Schlauger
should be speaking, as he was
giving the report, and that a
vote could not be taken until
after all the reports.
Once order was restored, the
remaining reports were given.
Vice-president Scott Nelson reported on the hot water problem. Long gave a current financial update and reported that
students who sold books
through Senate would receive
their money within a week or
two.
Mortenson asked if the people who do the table tents could
use the Senate office and if so
he would get them a key. The
report from SPC was that the
Commuications Board will select an editor for next year's
the new chairman for R & F.
Committee of the Whole was
filled with lively discussion but
no real decisions were made.
Nelson introduced the matter
of overpopulation in Market
Square during prime meal
hours and suggested excluding
sophomores from the Flex meal
Nelson ... suggested excluding
sophomores from the Flex meal plan.
yearbook in the near future.
The other two committees, PAC
and R & F, had no reports. Brian
Carrington was nominated as
plan. Advantages and disadvantages arose from around the
room yet no direct course of
action was agreed upon.
The parking situation was discussed in length, resulting in
the formation of an ad-hoc committee. The discussion amounted to a discrepancy in the definition of "What is a problem"
more than anything else. Some
consider it a problem if they
cannot park in the nearest lot
while others are willing to park
at the SRC. Color-coding registration stickers, a seniority system and eliminating reserved
slots for teachers were possible
alternatives.
During Old Business, Schlauger suggested Senate take a vote
on approving Minobe, but the
early departure of several senators negated this possibility.

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VOL 62 NO,>H ■ \\
ST. PAUL MINNESOTA
13 FEBRUARY 1987
■-■■
Twin Cities might get new Christian music radio station
by Al Velasco
The Twin Cities airwaves will
be filled with the sounds of
Contemporary Christian Music,
that is if Dan Carlson has his
way. Carlson is president and
chief fund-raiser for Skyward
Communications, a company
established to bring big time
Christian radio to Minnesota.
Carlson and Skvward are cur
rently attempting to raise
$1,000,000 by the end of 1987 in
hopes of either buying or leasing an A.M.- station capable of
broadcasting to the entire Twin
Cities area. "The dollar amount
needed sounds incredible, but
when you look at the number of
Christians in the area, all it
would take would be for one percent of the Christian popula
tion to give $20 a month for a
year to reach our goal," stated
Carlson. "We currently have
130 such subscribers and need
roughly 5,000.
Besides subscriptions, Skyward also holds regular fund
raising concerts and events. A
number of banquets are being
scheduled as well as ministry
team presentations designed to
inform the public about their
goals. "Our main goal is to pro-
"It would take 1 percent of
the Christian population
to give $20 a month for a
year to reach our goal."
—Dan Carlson
Skyward Communications
vide an alternative to what is
offered to todays' young people.
We need to reach those in the
15-30 yr. old bracket," explains
Carlson. "At this point there is
no alternative for this age bracket, that is what we will provide."
Carlson and those involved
Skyward, see p. 2
view of Bethel's parking situation as seen by pilots Jay Substad and George Wessman.
photo by George Wessman
TESOL major dropped
despite teaching need
by Judy Krenelka
Although most of the Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (TESOL) program is
now dropped from Bethel's curriculum, Bethel will continue to
offer a TESOL course.
The class, "Methods in
TESOL", is taught by Lois Malcolm, instructor in Linguistics
and General Education. It is the
Minnesota Teaching License
certification for TESOL that has
been dropped.
A student can still receive a
good backround in TESOL, however, from faculty experts at
Bethel. In addition to Malcolm,
other faculty language experts
include Professor Don Larson,
who is a major world expert in
missionary language schools
and learning methods for
TESOL.
Professor William Smalley
brings 23 years of experience as
a translation-consultant for the
Bible in Southeast Asia and is
currently doing research on the
Hmong. -~
The TESOL program began at
Bethel about four years ago
when there was a strong interest in helping people from Laos
and Thailand adapt to the Twin
Cities area. The media at that
time called attention to refugees and sparked interest in
Bethel students to teach
English to these refugees.
"The TESOL Program
began four years ago when
there was a strong interest
in helping people from
Laos and Thailand adapt
to the Twin Cities."
Capitalizing on the student
interest in TESOL and considering its importance to missions,
the major was offered. Today,
TESOL educated people are still
in demand, but with the media
focusing on other interests, students aren't as aware of the
huge influx of refugees coming
to the U.S., and the needs that
they have. As a result of this,
enrollment in the TESOL program has suffered and it has subsequently been cut back.
Noontime overpopulation in Market Square causes need for change
by Brad Best
Student Senate met on Wednesday, February 11, to discuss
at some length the current complications with meal plans and
parking. The induction of a new
senator, Randy Minobe was
also discussed intermittently.
President Rod Schlauger introduced Minobe and suggested that he be brought in as a
new senator since several positions were open. It was then
discussed which position or
positions he is qualified for:
commuter, transfer or sophomore senator. Schlauger recommended that new senators be
accepted first and the positions
would be sorted out later. Advi
sor Don Mortenson suggested
that this may cause potential
problems in the future.
After several others made suggestions and asked questions,
Treasurer Cedric Long said,
"This is all out of order." He
stated that only Schlauger
should be speaking, as he was
giving the report, and that a
vote could not be taken until
after all the reports.
Once order was restored, the
remaining reports were given.
Vice-president Scott Nelson reported on the hot water problem. Long gave a current financial update and reported that
students who sold books
through Senate would receive
their money within a week or
two.
Mortenson asked if the people who do the table tents could
use the Senate office and if so
he would get them a key. The
report from SPC was that the
Commuications Board will select an editor for next year's
the new chairman for R & F.
Committee of the Whole was
filled with lively discussion but
no real decisions were made.
Nelson introduced the matter
of overpopulation in Market
Square during prime meal
hours and suggested excluding
sophomores from the Flex meal
Nelson ... suggested excluding
sophomores from the Flex meal plan.
yearbook in the near future.
The other two committees, PAC
and R & F, had no reports. Brian
Carrington was nominated as
plan. Advantages and disadvantages arose from around the
room yet no direct course of
action was agreed upon.
The parking situation was discussed in length, resulting in
the formation of an ad-hoc committee. The discussion amounted to a discrepancy in the definition of "What is a problem"
more than anything else. Some
consider it a problem if they
cannot park in the nearest lot
while others are willing to park
at the SRC. Color-coding registration stickers, a seniority system and eliminating reserved
slots for teachers were possible
alternatives.
During Old Business, Schlauger suggested Senate take a vote
on approving Minobe, but the
early departure of several senators negated this possibility.